[Resolved]  Fiat Punto Emotion — Defective Car

In the month of September 2009 I have purchased the top end variant of Fiat Punto Petrol version and inspite of everyone advising me against it i will admit i fell for the aesthetics and plush interiors of the car.Today i have to admit i regret that decision.In the past 4 months i have had problems with the gear shaft(got stuck and wouldnt move from 2nd to 3rd),recently the engine support bolts gave way and the car was stalled in the middle of the road.Fiat as usual was very unhelpful and the dealer arrange for a towing van that turned up after 4 hours.The fuel door refuses to open and now the shock absorbers need to be replaced.Having driven enough cars in my lifetime i can vouch that this car has the worst suspension.Try driving over speedbreakers or potholes and you can hear the base of the car touching the ground.I have been called again next week to change the shock absorbers and also check the fuel average which is a sad 8km/lt than the 15km/lt the company claims.For all the above problems everytime I have given car to the dealership they have acknowledged there is a problem and for every problem the company seems to have a modification ready which only means that they are aware of the problems but will not recall cars.They rather cause inconvenince to customers and dealers but not admit their cars have a defect.I feel cheated that the company has sold cars intially without testing it and now with the help of the feedback they receive from us they are probably trying resolve these problems in subsequent cars.It is indeed dissapointing that I have paid for the brand name but have not received the quality i would have expected from Fiat.